The "Associative Laws" say that it doesn't matter how you group the numbers when you add. Or when you multiply. (In other words it doesn't matter which you calculate first.) Example addition: (2 + 4) + 5 = 2 + (4 + 5) Because 6 + 5 = 2 + 9 = 11 Example multiplication: (2 × 4) × 3 = 2 × (4 × 3) 8 × 3 = 2 × 12 = 24
The "Associative Laws" say that it doesn't matter how you group the numbers when you add. Or when you multiply. (In other words it doesn't matter which you calculate first.) Example addition: (2 + 4) + 5 = 2 + (4 + 5) Because 6 + 5 = 2 + 9 = 11 Example multiplication: (2 × 4) × 3 = 2 × (4 × 3) 8 × 3 = 2 × 12 = 24